Moldovan defence ministry reports two Russian Banderol missiles over the country

Moldova’s Ministry of Defence said the national surveillance system detected two missiles in the country’s airspace on the morning of 11 November 2026. The crossings were recorded between 06:04 and 06:10. The statement was carried by Ukraine’s state news agency Ukrinform and Romanian television news channel Digi24.

The ministry identifies the missiles as Russian Banderol (S8000) missiles and links their passage to Russian attacks on Ukraine. The type and origin of the missiles identified by Moldova’s defence ministry as Russian Banderol missiles have not been independently verified.

Two routes from Odesa region and back towards Ukraine

According to the Moldovan defence ministry’s timeline, the first missile entered at 06:04 from the direction of Yasky in Ukraine’s Odesa region, heading towards Tudora in Moldova’s Ștefan Vodă district. It left Moldovan airspace at 06:09 heading towards Starokozache in Ukraine.

The second entered at 06:06 from the direction of Lymanske, heading towards Pervomaisc in the Transnistrian region. At 06:10, it left heading towards Rozdilna in Ukraine.

These timings indicate that the missiles spent five and four minutes respectively over Moldova. Between 06:06 and 06:09, both missiles were in the country’s airspace simultaneously, on different routes.

Monitoring continues, but detection does not establish whether interception was possible

Moldova’s Air Operations Centre continues to monitor the airspace, the ministry said, as quoted by Ukrinform.

The four- and five-minute transit times do not necessarily represent the full time the authorities had for warning and response. Such an assessment requires knowing when the missiles were first detected. Detection alone also does not allow conclusions about interception capabilities, because surveillance and engagement are different tasks.

The routes described end with a return towards Ukraine, rather than a reported strike on Moldovan territory. They do not establish that Moldova was the target of an attack.

No confirmed information on damage or casualties

There is currently no confirmed information on whether the crossings caused damage or casualties. Ukrinform and Digi24 are carrying the same official statement, rather than separate technical assessments verifying the identification of the missiles.

This is a developing story and further information may be added.